Police searching for Niles robbery suspect

July 24, 2008|Tribune Staff Report

NILES — Police are searching for a man who robbed a Kentucky Fried Chicken on South 11th Street late Wednesday. The night manager reported that shortly before 10:30 p.m. she closed the store and was walking to her car when a man ran up behind her and grabbed the night deposit bag from her hand, the Niles Police Department reported. The man ran east toward 13th Street. He is described as about 5 feet 5 inches tall with a fuzzy beard, police said. He reportedly wore a black do-rag, black T-shirt, blue jeans, black Nike shoes, a silver rope-type necklace and had a pierced left ear. The night deposit bag was a clear plastic zip-lock pouch with "KFC Property" printed on it. Authorities say they have several solid leads to follow up on but are asking anyone with information about the crime or who recognize the description of the suspect to contact the Niles Police Department at (269) 683-1313 or (269) 683-0404.